Contra Costa County, California
Kensington Real Estate and Local Guide
Kensington is an affluent, single-family residential community in the Berkeley Hills, home over the years to many UC Berkeley professors and Nobel laureates. Local voters have repeatedly declined to incorporate the roughly one-square-mile area as a city. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Kensington best.
About the area
Living in Kensington, CA
Unincorporated community that has repeatedly voted against becoming its own city.
The housing market
Homes in Kensington
- About 85% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 94% of the housing stock is single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is roughly $1.41 million.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Kensington home
Blake Garden
Ten-acre garden operated by UC Berkeley on the grounds of the former Blake House
Colusa Circle
Small historic commercial district also known as the Kensington Circus
Arlington Avenue shopping district
Second of the community's two small commercial areas, near Amherst Avenue
Tilden Regional Park
Large East Bay regional park bordering Kensington to the east
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Regional park along the ridgeline east of the community
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.